Public attitudes about radioactive waste
- Council for Energy Awareness, Washington, DC (United States)
Public attitudes about radioactive waste are changeable. That is my conclusion from eight years of social science research which I have directed on this topic. The fact that public attitudes about radioactive waste are changeable is well-known to the hands-on practitioners who have opportunities to talk with the public and respond to their concerns-practitioners like Ginger King, who is sharing the podium with me today. The public`s changeability and open-mindedness are frequently overlooked in studies that focus narrowly on fear and dread. Such studies give the impression that the outlook for waste disposal solutions is dismal. I believe that impression is misleading, and I`d like to share research findings with you today that give a broader perspective.
- OSTI ID:
- 102532
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-920430-Vol.1; TRN: 95:019691
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international high level radioactive waste management (IHLRWM) conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 12-16 Apr 1992; Other Information: PBD: 1992; Related Information: Is Part Of High level radioactive waste management: Proceedings. Volume 1; PB: 1244 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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